Africa: Big Polluting Lobbyists May Be Forced to Declare Interests At UN Talks

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Is the presence of the fossil fuel industry necessary in global climate change negotiations, or does their presence in these talks represent a conflict of interest and undermine global progress?

The push from developing countries to force fossil fuel lobbyists taking part in UN climate talks to declare conflicts of interest won one significant battle during an agreement made at COP23's preliminary session earlier this month in Bonn, Germany.

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